Senior UX and Digital Designer/Developer for a Venture Capital Company
Location: GB, LND, London
Salary range: 45000-60000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Internet
Function: Art/Creative

Company profile:
Based in Hoxton, London, Forward Partners are a “startup catalyst”, combining investment with practical hands-on expertise and insight.We're investors in very early stage ecommerce companies.  Our team have the experience to enable entrepreneurs to succeed.  We do more than advise and mentor. We help the best entrepreneurs quickly find a great product-market fit with our expertise in customer discovery, coding, design, customer acquisition, testing and analysis as well as offering office space.Companies invested in include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here

Job description:
Forward Partners is an ecommerce investment studio.  We discover and  invest in new ecommerce brands. and offer them hands on know-how as they grow.  You might have heard of some of the companies we’ve already invested in like Appear Here, Makers Academy, #URL_a300ade53985506ab3bfc73e1a39c8044a0d6f97cfb1a52b373a47f56fc89635#, #URL_5e07a935c285960c1778838c4eb735aedb124df9b86a50949ced9254889f8446# and Driftrock.  We’re looking for a talented designer to join the team and play a part in building the next generation of brands that people will love.  This is a great chance to join a massively experienced team and grow your skills as well as learning new ones. You’ll work with a skilled creative team and help entrepreneurs bring their brands to life.  

Requirements:
THE ROLETo work closely with the Head of Product to aid in the implementation of all aspects of design You’ll help create branding materials for use both on and offlineYou’ll work with the early stage companies in our office, getting to know the entrepreneurs and being a part of their unique stories.Utilise your existing skills and have a thirst to acquire more.  We think deeply about design and interaction – we want you to love what you doThis isn't about working to existing style guides, we work directly with CEO's and founders to create amazing new consumer experiences.ABOUT YOU You’ll have a strong portfolio of original work.  Please send a link when you apply!You’ll be comfortable using Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop and have some experience of Illustrator and InDesign.You’ll have a strong understanding of design concepts and methodologies.You’ll have a keen interest in the history of design in contrast with a knowledge of current design trends.You’ll enjoy working iteratively – we alter our designs regularly in the face of user data and experimentation.Experience with a variety of tools - e.g. Visio, Balsamiq, Axure - to create and communicate UX designs, both at a high-level (e.g. personas, customer journey mapping) and low-level (e.g. flows, wireframes, interactive prototypesDESIRABLE SKILLSExtensive knowledge and ability to hand code HTML5, CSS3, SCSSExtensive knowledge of Javascript, JQuery, and AJAXThorough knowledge of the differences between browsers and platformsAbility to take flat designs and turn them into a finished live siteThorough knowledge of accessible code and design standardsA passion for all things webA fresh approach, able to argue your case and ask insightful questions

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